Literary Terms
Literary Terms 2
Beowulf & the Fire Dragon
The Locket & The Kiss
The Interlopers
100
The place and time of a story
What is setting?
100
The type of story for example myth, tall tale, biography, novel, short story...
What is genre?
100
One characteristic of the dragon in Beowulf
Answers will vary - can fly, breathes fire, hard scales
100
What does Nathalie say about her relationship with Harvey?
What is he is just a family friend of her brotherś?
100
What is the setting of The Interlopers?
What is the Carpathian Mountains?
200
Struggle between opposing characters or forces
What is conflict?
200
A larger than life hero of great power, strength, or character
What is epic hero?
200
Once characteristic of Wiglaf, the future king
answers will vary - loyal, brave, compassionate
200
Why does Nathalie want to marry Brantain? What is her motivation?
What is she wants the money and social status?
200
Ulrich is in the forest because...
What is he believes his enemy is poaching on his land?
300
Moment of emotional intensity or high point of the action in the story
What is climax?
300
Scene in a movie, short story, or novel that shows or tells what happened at an earlier time
What is flashback?
300
Setting of the story - time and place
What is 1100 years ago in Sweden?
300
What does the thief of the locket believe about it?
What is he believes it is a special magic charm?
300
Explain the conflict in the story
answers will vary - explain conflict over the land and the cause of the family feud
400
The ending or how a story resolves the situation
What is Resolution?
400
Central idea or life lesson of a work of literature
What is theme?
400
Name the climax of the story
What is Beowulf fights the dragon?
400
Which couple showed a true love - Octavie & her husband or Nathalie and Brantain?
What is Octavie & her husband?
400
Explain the irony of the story
answers will vary - we expect the men to be rescued but wolves show up instead
500
When one thing happens but the reader expects something else
What is Irony?
500
A type of irony where a character says something but really means something else, for example, sarcasm
What is verbal irony?
500
The resolution of the story
What is Beowulf dies and Wiglaf becomes king?
500
Explain one theme of the two stories
answers will vary
500
Explain one theme of the story
Answers will vary
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